Topic: javelin launcher

Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 11 years ago #48,151

So I was wondering if any shithead made a device that shoots javelins. You know, those track-and-field things. Anyway, it seems there's a military small rocket thing called javelin so that's what came up on the search. Did anyone just make a thing to shoot javelins? Maybe like a slingshot in a tube? Probably a bad idea

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 18 minutes later[^] [v] #629,484

Well there is that railway spike gun in Fallout 3

squeegee joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #629,485

yes. it's called a ballista

Anonymous B replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #629,487

@previous (squeegee)

Sqoogoo

brie !K97EToNZCM joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 9 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,570

I used to ride in one of the last three Javelins in town.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 25 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,574

@629,485 (squeegee)
LOL this

People have been making devices to launch javelins since ancient times.

squeegee replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,596

@previous (E)
atlatl

Anonymous E replied with this 11 years ago, 34 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,599

@previous (squeegee)
ooh... I hadn't thought of that. So since prehistory then really.

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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,661

@629,484 (B)
and fallout 4

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #629,726

@629,599 (E)
Yeah. It think the Australian aborigines call it a "woomera" or something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera_%28spear-thrower%29

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